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Braiding Technology and Machinery: Principles, Design and Processes, Second Edition reviews the basic principles, design and processes used in braiding, while introducing the latest computational methods and applications. Braided fabrics are made by interlacing yarns or strips of fabric, producing structures for technical textile applications from medical sutures to cables for anchoring ships.
This fully updated second edition explains how to use the latest computer-controlled braiding machines for higher quality and efficiency, and also features added detail with new colour images throughout. Innovative applications in medicine, composites, sport, and filtration are also described, alongside established specialised braiding techniques such as spiral braiding and lace technology.
List of contents
1. Introduction: the main types of braided structure
Part I Patterning and design2. Patterning of braided products3. Structural design of flat and tubular braids4. Colour design of tubular braids5. Colour design of flat braids6. Patterning with partial carrier occupation
Part II Braiding machines and mechanics7. Braiding machine components8. Carriers for braiding machines9. Mechanics of the braiding process10. Carrier mechanics in braiding operations11. Yarn winding operations in braiding
Part III Specialist braided structures12. Spiral braiding13. Square and other types of form braiding14. Patterning with variable tracks on computer controlled machines15. Lace braiding
Part IV Computer assisted design (CAD) and other software for braiding16. Computer assisted design (CAD) software for the design of braided structures17. Computer assisted design software (CAD) for machine emulation and carrier arrangement checking18. Calculations in braiding19. Using MATLAB for calculations in braiding
About the author
Yordan Kyosev is the Head of the Chair of Assembly Technology for Textile Products, and Professor at the Institute of Textile Machinery and High-Performance Material Technology at Technische Universitat Dresden, Germany. He is the main developer of the world's first CAD braiding software packages TexMind Braider and Texmind Braiding Machine Configurator, and provides regular industrial courses and consulting for braiding (www.texmind.com). He was also the main organizer of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Braiding Colloquiums in Möchengladbach (2014, 2016, 2018). His research focuses on advanced modelling and processing methods for high performance textiles, and he is seen as a leading expert in braiding machinery and technology worldwide.
